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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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