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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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