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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. &&¨&&&&&&¨
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¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨¨ 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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