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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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