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,,,,,,~^## IN THE ENDLESS WINTER DAY, ON THE ##^~,,,,,,
,:~=^$#### CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ####$^=~:,
,,,,,,:=$# THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY #$=:,,,,,,
,,,,,:=$## SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE ##$=:,,,,,
,:~=^$#### THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN. ####$^=~:,
,:~=^$#### ####$^=~:,
,,,~~=^^$# BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING #$^^=~~,,,
,:~=^$#### GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, ####$^=~:,
,:~===$$$# SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, #$$$===~:,
,:~=^$#### MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... ####$^=~:,
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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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