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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     ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=;%
$%;=,¨¨¨¨¨ GROUND.  RIFLES  ATTACHED  TO OUR WRIST, ¨¨¨¨¨,=;%$
§$%;=,¨¨¨¨ SHARING  IN OUR  BLOODSTREAM. MY  HUSKY, ¨¨¨¨,=;%$§
@§$%;=,¨¨¨      MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW...      ¨¨¨,=;%$§@
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=;%
;=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=;
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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