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@¤*~^^^,,, 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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