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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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