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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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