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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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