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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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