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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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