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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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