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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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