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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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