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###¨¨##¨#¨ CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE  ALONG ¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
#¨##¨##¨¨¨   THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY  #¨¨¨¨###¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨# IN  THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING IS ¨¨¨#¨¨¨###
#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨# BURNING  WITH  A  DEEP   CRIMSON  FLAME, ¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨#
##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       #¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨#
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