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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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