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##&£%†-~¨¨   the train tracks... themselves slowly  ¨¨~-†%£&##
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###&£%†-~¨ 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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###&£%†-~¨ in  the blue-gray  fog...  something  is ¨~-†%£&###
##&£%†-~¨¨ burning  with  a   deep  crimson  flame, ¨¨~-†%£&##
#&£%†-~¨¨¨       untameable by water or wind.       ¨¨¨~-†%£&#
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