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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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