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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, £#%^-:,,,,
,,,:-^%#£#       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       #£#%^-:,,,
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