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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, £§§^~^,,,,
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,,,,^~^§§£ 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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