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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...      ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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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