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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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