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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, #**/:,,,,,
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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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,:»/$*§#@# BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, #@#§*$/»:,
,:»/$*§### UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. ###§*$/»:,
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