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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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