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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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