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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. @#§%†^=,,,
,,=^†%§#@# #@#§%†^=,,
,,,=^†%§#@ 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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