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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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