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¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨& 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. ¨¨¨&&&&&¨&
¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨¨&&¨
¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ WEEKS EARLIER, IN THE WEAK AUTUMN DAWN, ¨&&¨¨¨&¨&¨
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¨&&¨&¨¨¨&¨ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, &&&¨&¨¨¨&&
&¨&&&¨¨&&¨ UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. ¨¨&&&¨¨&¨&
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