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¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&& 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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