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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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