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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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