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#@*««,,,,, IN  THE   ENDLESS  WINTER  DAY,  ON  THE ,,,,,««*@#
###@%*/«,, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS...  WE TRUDGE ALONG ,,«/*%@###
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###@%*/«,, 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, ,,,,,,,/%#
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###@%*/«,, BURNING  WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON   FLAME, ,,«/*%@###
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