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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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