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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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