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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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