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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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