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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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