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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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