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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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