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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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........^» WILL TAKE DAYS TO HEAL. THE FINAL FIVE »^........
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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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