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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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