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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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