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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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