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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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