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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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