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