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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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