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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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