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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. @¨¨@¨@¨@¨@
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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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