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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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