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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... ##@#&&*†»-
¨-»†*&&#@# #@#&&*†»-¨
¨-»†*&&### 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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¨-»†*&&#@# IN THE BLUE-GRAY FOG... SOMETHING IS #@#&&*†»-¨
¨----»*&&@ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, @&&*»----¨
¨-»†*&&#@# UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. #@#&&*†»-¨
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