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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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