¨¨^~*=%@@#                                          #@@%=*~^¨¨
¨^~*=%@@##                                          ##@@%=*~^¨
¨¨^~*=%@@#                                          #@@%=*~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~*=%@@                                          @@%=*~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~*=%@                                          @%=*~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~*=% 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.          ##@@%=*~^¨
¨¨^~*=%@@#                                          #@@%=*~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~*=%@@     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. %=*~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~*=%@                                          @%=*~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~*=%@@ 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.       #@@%=*~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~*=%@@                                          @@%=*~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~*=%@                                          @%=*~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~*=%                                          %=*~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~*=%@                                          @%=*~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~*=%@@                                          @@%=*~^¨¨¨