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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.          #@#§@%:~^,
,^~:%@§#@#                                          #@#§@%:~^,
,^~:%@§@##     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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