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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...      #£#@%\=,,,
,,=\%@#£##                                          ##£#@%\=,,
,,,=\%@#£# 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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