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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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