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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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