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@¤%;;«-¨¨¨ IN  THE  ENDLESS   WINTER  DAY,  ON  THE ¨¨¨-«;;%¤@
##@¤¤%;«-¨ CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE  TRUDGE ALONG ¨-«;%¤¤@##
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¤¤%;««-¨¨¨ SNOWED OVER,  IN  THE STILL HOURS  SINCE ¨¨¨-««;%¤¤
##@¤¤%;«-¨          THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN.          ¨-«;%¤¤@##
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###@¤¤%;«¨     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     ¨«;%¤¤@###
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@¤%;-¨¨¨¨¨ 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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