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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. ¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨¨
¨&¨¨¨¨&¨&& &¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨
¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨&& 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. ¨&¨¨¨¨&&&¨
¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨&¨&&
&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨ 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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