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...^~==$&& IN  THE  ENDLESS  WINTER  DAY,   ON  THE &&$==~^...
.^~=%$&@## CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS...  WE TRUDGE ALONG ##@&$%=~^.
.^~=%$&¶@#  THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY   #@¶&$%=~^.
.^~=%$&¶@# SNOWED OVER,  IN THE STILL  HOURS  SINCE #@¶&$%=~^.
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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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