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¨,=†=%§### IN  THE  ENDLESS   WINTER  DAY,  ON  THE ###§%=†=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,†%§§ CRYSTAL WHITE  PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG §§%†,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,,†%§  THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY   §%†,,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,=†=%§### 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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¨,=†=%§### IN  THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG... SOMETHING  IS ###§%=†=,¨
¨,=†=%§§## BURNING  WITH  A   DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ##§§%=†=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,===§       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       §===,¨¨¨¨¨
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