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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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