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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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