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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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