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#¨¨¨¨###¨¨ CRYSTAL WHITE  PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#
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¨##¨¨¨¨### SNOWED  OVER, IN  THE  STILL HOURS SINCE ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
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¨¨¨###¨¨¨#     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     ###¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨ GROUND.  RIFLES ATTACHED  TO  OUR WRIST, #¨##¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨ SHARING IN OUR  BLOODSTREAM.  MY  HUSKY, ¨¨###¨¨¨¨#
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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 ¨##¨¨¨¨¨#¨
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