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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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