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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.          ¶§%†*-,¨¨¨
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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, ##¶§%†*-,¨
,-*†%§¶### IN  THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG... SOMETHING  IS ###¶§%†*-,
¨,-*†%§¶## BURNING  WITH   A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ##¶§%†*-,¨
¨¨,-*†%§¶#       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       #¶§%†*-,¨¨
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