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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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