...^~;$*&¶ ¶&*$;~^...
....^~;$*& &*$;~^....
.....^~;$* *$;~^.....
....^~;$*& &*$;~^....
...^~;$*&¶ ¶&*$;~^...
..^~;$*&¶# IN THE ENDLESS WINTER DAY, ON THE #¶&*$;~^..
.^~;$*&¶## CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ##¶&*$;~^.
..^~;$*&¶# THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY #¶&*$;~^..
...^~;$*&¶ SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE ¶&*$;~^...
....^~;$*& THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN. &*$;~^....
.....^~;$* *$;~^.....
....^~;$*& BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING &*$;~^....
...^~;$*&¶ GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, ¶&*$;~^...
..^~;$*&¶# SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, #¶&*$;~^..
.^~;$*&¶## MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... ##¶&*$;~^.
..^~;$*&¶# #¶&*$;~^..
...^~;$*&¶ THE FIRST FIVE SHOTS YOU CAN SPEND ¶&*$;~^...
....^~;$*& INDISCRIMINATELY, THEY HURT BUT DEAL NO &*$;~^....
.....^~;$* LONG TIME DAMAGE TO THE SHOOTER. THE *$;~^.....
....^~;$*& NEXT FIVE YOU MUST SPEND WISELY, THEY &*$;~^....
...^~;$*&¶ WILL TAKE DAYS TO HEAL. THE FINAL FIVE ¶&*$;~^...
..^~;$*&¶# YOU MUST NOT SPEND AT ALL. #¶&*$;~^..
.^~;$*&¶## ##¶&*$;~^.
..^~;$*&¶# WEEKS EARLIER, IN THE WEAK AUTUMN DAWN, #¶&*$;~^..
...^~;$*&¶ IN THE BLUE-GRAY FOG... SOMETHING IS ¶&*$;~^...
....^~;$*& BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, &*$;~^....
.....^~;$* UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. *$;~^.....
....^~;$*& &*$;~^....
...^~;$*&¶ ¶&*$;~^...
..^~;$*&¶# #¶&*$;~^..
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..^~;$*&¶# #¶&*$;~^..