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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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