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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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