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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, @@§/~,....
.,~/^^^§## IN  THE BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING  IS ##§^^^/~,.
.,~/^§@### BURNING   WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ###@§^/~,.
.,~/^@####       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ####@^/~,.
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