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¨:=\*¤&&&# #&&&¤*\=:¨
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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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