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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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*:«^......      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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