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&&&†;»,¨¨¨ IN   THE  ENDLESS  WINTER  DAY,  ON  THE ¨¨¨,»;†&&&
##@&&†;»,¨ CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE  ALONG ¨,»;†&&@##
#&&&†;;»,¨   THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY  ¨,»;;†&&&#
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#&&&&†;»,¨          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, ¨¨¨,;;††&#
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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, ¨,»;†&&@##
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