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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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