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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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#@¶§§†;~., BURNING  WITH  A  DEEP   CRIMSON  FLAME, ,.~;†§§¶@#
¶§§†~..,,,       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ,,,..~†§§¶
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