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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...      ¨¨@¨¨@@@@@
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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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