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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...      @&$§†~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~†§$&@@                                          @@&$§†~^¨¨
¨^~†§$&@@# 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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