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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...      @@@*,,,,,,
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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, #@@=««,,,,
,,«*=@@### IN  THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING IS ###@@=*«,,
,,«*=@@### BURNING  WITH   A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ###@@=*«,,
,,«*=@@###       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ###@@=*«,,
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