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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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&
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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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