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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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#@##&§\^,, 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 ,,,,,^\§&#
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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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