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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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