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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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