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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...      @¨@¨@¨¨@¨¨
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@¨@@¨@¨@¨@ 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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