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.~=†^$$$§§ CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE  TRUDGE ALONG §§$$$^†=~.
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.~=†^$§§§§ SNOWED OVER, IN  THE STILL  HOURS  SINCE §§§§$^†=~.
.~=†^$§###          THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN.          ###§$^†=~.
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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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.~=†^$§§§§ IN THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING  IS §§§§$^†=~.
.~=†^$§@## BURNING  WITH  A   DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ##@§$^†=~.
.~=†^$§@##       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ##@§$^†=~.
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