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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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