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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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