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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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