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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...      ¨¨¨¨¨,~=†%
†=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=†
=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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