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¨^~*§%%§§§ 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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