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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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¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& IN THE BLUE-GRAY FOG... SOMETHING IS &&¨¨&¨¨&&&
&&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ¨&¨&&¨&¨¨&
¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&& UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. &&&¨&&&¨&¨
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