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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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