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,,«:§*§### CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS...  WE TRUDGE ALONG ###§*§:«,,
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,,«:§*§### 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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,,«:§*§###       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ###§*§:«,,
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