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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¤§\=~¨¨¨¨¨ 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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~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BURNING  WITH  A  DEEP   CRIMSON  FLAME, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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