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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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