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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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###$§*«~,, WEEKS EARLIER,  IN THE WEAK AUTUMN DAWN, ,,~«*§$###
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###$§*«~,, BURNING   WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ,,~«*§$###
##$§*«~,,,       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ,,,~«*§$##
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