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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.          *-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-*†                                          †*-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-*†@     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     @†*-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-*†@# GROUND.  RIFLES ATTACHED  TO  OUR WRIST, #@†*-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-*†@#@ SHARING  IN  OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY  HUSKY, @#@†*-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-*†@#@#      MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW...      #@#@†*-,¨¨
¨,-*†@#@##                                          ##@#@†*-,¨
¨¨,-*†@#@# 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. *-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-                                          -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-*                                          *-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-*†                                          †*-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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