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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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