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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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