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,,,,-;†%¤¤ CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE  TRUDGE ALONG ¤¤%†;-,,,,
,-~;†%£@##   THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY  ##@£%†;~-,
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,,,,,,~~†¤          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, #@£¤%†;~-,
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