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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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¨,-^†¤¤@## IN THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING  IS ##@¤¤†^-,¨
¨,-^¤¤@### BURNING  WITH   A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ###@¤¤^-,¨
¨¨¨--†¤¤¤¤       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ¤¤¤¤†--¨¨¨
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