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¨¨¨¨-«:=&§                                          §&=:«-¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨-«:=&§#@                                          @#§&=:«-¨¨
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¨¨¨¨-«:=&§                                          §&=:«-¨¨¨¨