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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 .,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,.«^%$£ SHARING  IN OUR  BLOODSTREAM.  MY HUSKY, £$%^«.,,,,
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,.«^%$£¶## THE  FIRST  FIVE  SHOTS  YOU  CAN  SPEND ##¶£$%^«.,
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,,,.«^%$£¶ LONG  TIME DAMAGE  TO  THE  SHOOTER. THE ¶£$%^«.,,,
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,,,,,.«^%$ 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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