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@*%*=,¨¨¨¨  THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY   ¨¨¨¨,=*%*@
*%*=,¨¨¨¨¨ SNOWED  OVER, IN THE  STILL  HOURS SINCE ¨¨¨¨¨,=*%*
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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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
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*%*=,¨¨¨¨¨       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ¨¨¨¨¨,=*%*
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