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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. %^\~~¨¨¨¨¨
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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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