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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...      @#=:».,,,,
,,,.»:=#@#                                          #@#=:».,,,
,,.»:=#@## 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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