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,,,~~:*£§# 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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