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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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