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,,~^*$&&&@ @&&&$*^~,,
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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 &*^~~,,,,,
,,,,,~^$@@ GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, @@$^~,,,,,
,,~^*$&@@@ SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, @@@&$*^~,,
,,~^*$&@@# MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... #@@&$*^~,,
,,~^*$@@## ##@@$*^~,,
,,~^*$&@@# THE FIRST FIVE SHOTS YOU CAN SPEND #@@&$*^~,,
,,,,,^$&@@ INDISCRIMINATELY, THEY HURT BUT DEAL NO @@&$^,,,,,
,,,,~^**$@ LONG TIME DAMAGE TO THE SHOOTER. THE @$**^~,,,,
,,~^*$&@@# NEXT FIVE YOU MUST SPEND WISELY, THEY #@@&$*^~,,
,,~^*$&@@# WILL TAKE DAYS TO HEAL. THE FINAL FIVE #@@&$*^~,,
,,~^**$&@@ YOU MUST NOT SPEND AT ALL. @@&$**^~,,
,,~^*$&@@# #@@&$*^~,,
,,~^*$&@@@ WEEKS EARLIER, IN THE WEAK AUTUMN DAWN, @@@&$*^~,,
,,,,,,,^*& IN THE BLUE-GRAY FOG... SOMETHING IS &*^,,,,,,,
,,~^*$&@@@ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, @@@&$*^~,,
,,~^*$&@@# UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. #@@&$*^~,,
,,~^*$&@@# #@@&$*^~,,
,,~^^**$&& &&$**^^~,,
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