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§%=,,,,,,, IN   THE  ENDLESS  WINTER  DAY,  ON  THE ,,,,,,,=%§
¶¶§§&%==,, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE  TRUDGE ALONG ,,==%&§§¶¶
##¶§&%==,,   THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY  ,,==%&§¶##
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##¶§&%==,,          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, ,,==%%%&§§
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