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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. ###§@**~,,
,,~**@@@@§                                          §@@@@**~,,
,,,,,~*@§§ 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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,,,,,~***§                                          §***~,,,,,
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