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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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