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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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