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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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