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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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