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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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