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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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