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#¤&*=~,,,, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ,,,,~=*&¤#
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¤&*=~,,,,, BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING ,,,,,~=*&¤
#¤&*=~,,,, GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, ,,,,~=*&¤#
##¤&*=~,,, SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, ,,,~=*&¤##
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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, ,,,~=*&¤##
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