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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...      ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
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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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