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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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