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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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