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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 ###£%†/«:,
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,:«/†%@£## long time  damage  to  the shooter.  the ##£@%†/«:,
,:«/†%@£## next five you must  spend  wisely,  they ##£@%†/«:,
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,,,,:«†@@@ you    must    not    spend    at   all. @@@†«:,,,,
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,:«/†%@### burning   with  a  deep  crimson  flame, ###@%†/«:,
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