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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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