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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. @&&*%~,,,,
,-~==%%&@@ @@&%%==~-,
,,,,-~~%&@ BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING @&%~~-,,,,
,-~=%*&@@# GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, #@@&*%=~-,
,-~=%*&&@@ SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, @@&&*%=~-,
,-~=%*&@## MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... ##@&*%=~-,
,-~=%*&&&@ @&&&*%=~-,
,-~=%*&@@@ 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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