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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. $=†~^,,,,,
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,,,,,^~†=$ 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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