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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, #¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨#
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