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,,~==^^$$@ @$$^^==~,,
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,,~=^$@@## IN THE ENDLESS WINTER DAY, ON THE ##@@$^=~,,
,,,,,,,=^@ CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG @^=,,,,,,,
,,~=^$@@## THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ##@@$^=~,,
,,~=^$@@## SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE ##@@$^=~,,
,,~=^^$@@# THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN. #@@$^^=~,,
,,~=^$@@## ##@@$^=~,,
,,~=^$@@@@ BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING @@@@$^=~,,
,,~=^$@@## GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, ##@@$^=~,,
,,~===$$$@ SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, @$$$===~,,
,,~=^$@@## MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... ##@@$^=~,,
,,~=^$@@## ##@@$^=~,,
,,,,,,=$$@ THE FIRST FIVE SHOTS YOU CAN SPEND @$$=,,,,,,
,,~=^$@@## INDISCRIMINATELY, THEY HURT BUT DEAL NO ##@@$^=~,,
,,,,,,=^$@ LONG TIME DAMAGE TO THE SHOOTER. THE @$^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^@ NEXT FIVE YOU MUST SPEND WISELY, THEY @^=,,,,,,,
,,~=^$@@## WILL TAKE DAYS TO HEAL. THE FINAL FIVE ##@@$^=~,,
,,,,,,~=$@ YOU MUST NOT SPEND AT ALL. @$=~,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^@# #@^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~^@ 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. #@^~~,,,,,
,,~=^$$$$@ @$$$$^=~,,
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,,~===$$@# #@$$===~,,