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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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