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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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