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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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