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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 @¶¶&&$\-,,
,,-\$&&&¶¶ YOU MUST NOT SPEND AT ALL. ¶¶&&&$\-,,
,,,,,-\$&¶ ¶&$\-,,,,,
,,-\$&&¶@# WEEKS EARLIER, IN THE WEAK AUTUMN DAWN, #@¶&&$\-,,
,,,,-$&&&¶ IN THE BLUE-GRAY FOG... SOMETHING IS ¶&&&$-,,,,
,,-\$&&¶@# BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, #@¶&&$\-,,
,,-\$&&¶@# UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. #@¶&&$\-,,
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