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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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