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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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