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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~ 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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