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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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¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨& 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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