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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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