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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... ##@¤^;-,,,
,,-;^¤@### ###@¤^;-,,
,,,-;^¤@## 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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