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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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