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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...      @¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨                                          ¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨ 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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