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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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