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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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