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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, @£#*§*=^..
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