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&&&¨¨&¨&&¨ IN THE ENDLESS WINTER DAY, ON THE ¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨
&¨&&¨¨¨&&& CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨&¨& THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY &¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨
¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨& SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE &&¨¨¨&¨&&¨
¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨& THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN. ¨&&¨¨¨¨&&&
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&&¨¨¨¨&&&¨ BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING ¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨&
¨&&¨¨¨&¨&& GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, ¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨&
¨&&&¨¨¨¨&& SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, &¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨
¨&¨&&¨¨¨&¨ MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... ¨&¨¨¨&&&¨¨
¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨¨&¨&&¨
¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨ THE FIRST FIVE SHOTS YOU CAN SPEND ¨¨¨&¨¨¨&&&
&¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨ INDISCRIMINATELY, THEY HURT BUT DEAL NO ¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨&
&&¨¨¨&¨&&¨ LONG TIME DAMAGE TO THE SHOOTER. THE &¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨&
¨&&¨¨¨¨&&& NEXT FIVE YOU MUST SPEND WISELY, THEY ¨&¨¨¨¨&¨¨&
¨&&&¨¨¨&¨& WILL TAKE DAYS TO HEAL. THE FINAL FIVE ¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨¨
¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨& YOU MUST NOT SPEND AT ALL. ¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨
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&¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨ WEEKS EARLIER, IN THE WEAK AUTUMN DAWN, ¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨&¨¨¨&&&¨¨ IN THE BLUE-GRAY FOG... SOMETHING IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨
¨¨&¨¨&¨&&¨ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨&¨¨¨&&& UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
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