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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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