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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. =*«~,,,,,,
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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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