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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. -:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:-^ ^-:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:-^% 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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