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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. #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
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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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