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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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