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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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