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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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.,-\$*§@## 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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