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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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