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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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