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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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