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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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