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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... #&%%^-....
.-»^*%&@## ##@&%*^»-.
...-»*%%&@ 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. @&**».....
.-»^*%&@## ##@&%*^»-.
.-»^*%&@## 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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