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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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