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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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