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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...      @@@@@@¨¨¨@
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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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