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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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