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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... ¨&&&¨&&¨¨¨
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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. &¨¨&&&¨&&¨
¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨&& &&¨&¨¨&&¨&
&¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨ 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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