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,,,,-«†§§# crystal white plains... we  trudge along #§§†«-,,,,
,,,,,«†**§  the train tracks... themselves slowly   §**†«,,,,,
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,,,,,-\\†§ 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 §§§**†\«-,
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,,,,,,«†*£ 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, £****†\«-,
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