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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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