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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, #§£%*~,...
....,~*%£§ IN  THE BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING  IS §£%*~,....
.....,~*%£ BURNING  WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON   FLAME, £%*~,.....
......,~*%       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       %*~,......
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