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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@ 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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