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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...      @¨@¨¨¨@@@¨
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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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