¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          ¨&&&¨¨&&&&
¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&&¨&¨&&&
¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨¨&¨&¨¨&&
¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&&¨&¨&¨&
¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ 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.          &¨&&¨&¨&¨&
¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨     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. &¨&&¨&¨&¨&
¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨ 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.       &¨¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&&¨&¨&¨&
¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&&¨&¨&¨&
¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨                                          &¨&&¨&¨&¨&