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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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