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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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