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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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