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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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