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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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