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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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