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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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.........- 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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