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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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