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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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