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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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