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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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