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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. &¨¨&¨¨&¨¨&
¨¨&&¨&¨¨¨& &¨&&¨&&¨&&
¨&¨&&&¨¨&¨ 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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