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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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