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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.          @¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨
@@@¨@¨¨@¨@                                          @@¨@@¨¨¨@@
¨¨¨@@@¨@@@     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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