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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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