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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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