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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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