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.~=*^§§£## SNOWED  OVER, IN  THE  STILL HOURS SINCE ##£§§^*=~.
..~=***§§§          THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN.          §§§***=~..
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.....=^^§§      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 ##£§§^*=~.
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.~=*^^^§£# 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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