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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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