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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... ¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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