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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... @@@££*:=^,
,^=:*£@@@# #@@@£*:=^,
,^=:*£@@@# 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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