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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. #&=~,,,,,,
,,,,~\==&#                                          #&==\~,,,,
,~~\=&&### 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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