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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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