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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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