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#¨#¨¨#¨#¨# CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE  TRUDGE ALONG ¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨#
#¨#¨##¨#¨#   THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY  ¨#¨##¨##¨¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨# SNOWED  OVER, IN  THE STILL HOURS  SINCE ¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨#
#¨#¨##¨#¨#          THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN.          ¨#¨##¨##¨¨
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#¨#¨##¨#¨#     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     ¨#¨##¨##¨¨
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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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