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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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