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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. #@@£%^;~~,
,,~~;^%£@@ @@£%^;~~,,
,,,~~;^%£@ 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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