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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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