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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. ##¤%§/»^..
...^»/§%¤# #¤%§/»^...
....^»/§%¤ 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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