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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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