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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, @@@@§†/~..
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