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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...      ¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨
¨@¨¨¨@¨¨@¨                                          @¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨
¨¨@¨¨¨@¨¨@ 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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