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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.          @@¨@@@¨¨@@
¨@¨@@¨¨¨@¨                                          @¨@@¨¨@¨@¨
¨@@@¨@¨¨@@     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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