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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. ¨@@¨¨¨¨@¨¨
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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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