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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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