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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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