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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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