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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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