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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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