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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...      #§&^/~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~/^&§                                          §&^/~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~/^& 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. ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~/                                          /~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~/^ 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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