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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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