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¨¨###¨¨#¨¨ CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE  TRUDGE ALONG ¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨#¨   THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY  #¨¨¨¨¨#¨##
#¨¨¨###¨¨# SNOWED OVER,  IN  THE  STILL HOURS SINCE ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨##
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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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