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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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