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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... &¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨
¨¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨ &&¨¨¨&&&¨¨
¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨& 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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