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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...      @@¨@@@@@¨¨
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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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