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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, #@@¤†*~~¨¨
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