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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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