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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.          ¨¨@@¨¨@¨@@
¨@¨@¨@¨¨@@                                          ¨¨@¨@¨@@@¨
¨@@@@@@¨@¨     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     @¨@@@@@¨¨@
@@¨¨¨¨¨@@@ GROUND.  RIFLES  ATTACHED  TO OUR WRIST, ¨@@¨¨¨¨@¨@
¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨ SHARING  IN OUR  BLOODSTREAM.  MY HUSKY, @@¨@¨¨¨@@@
@¨@@¨¨¨@@¨      MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW...      ¨¨@@@¨¨@¨¨
@@@¨@¨¨@¨@                                          @¨@¨¨@¨@@¨
@¨¨@@@¨@@@ 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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