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###¨¨¨¨#¨¨ IN  THE  ENDLESS   WINTER  DAY,  ON  THE ¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨##¨¨ CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE  TRUDGE ALONG ¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨#
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#¨#¨#####¨ SNOWED  OVER, IN THE  STILL HOURS  SINCE ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#
####¨¨¨¨#¨          THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN.          ¨###¨#¨¨#¨
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¨¨##¨¨#¨¨#     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     #¨#¨¨##¨¨#
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#####¨##¨# 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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¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨ IN  THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG... SOMETHING  IS ##¨¨#¨¨#¨¨
¨##¨¨¨¨### BURNING  WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON   FLAME, ¨#¨##¨##¨¨
#¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ###¨##¨#¨¨
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