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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. &¨¨&&&&&&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨&&&&¨¨
&&&&&¨¨¨¨¨ 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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