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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. ##@*^=--..
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...--=^*@# In The Blue-Gray Fog... Something Is #@*^=--...
....--=^*@ Burning With A Deep Crimson Flame, @*^=--....
.....--=^* Untameable By Water Or Wind. *^=--.....
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