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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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....»»*$##     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     ##$*»»....
..»†*$@### GROUND. RIFLES  ATTACHED  TO OUR  WRIST, ###@$*†»..
..»†*$@### SHARING IN OUR  BLOODSTREAM.  MY  HUSKY, ###@$*†»..
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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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