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,,,,~=$§@¶ ¶@§$=~,,,,
,,,~=$§@¶@ @¶@§$=~,,,
,,~=$§@¶@# IN THE ENDLESS WINTER DAY, ON THE #@¶@§$=~,,
,~=$§@¶@## CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ##@¶@§$=~,
,,~=$§@¶@# THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY #@¶@§$=~,,
,,,~=$§@¶@ SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE @¶@§$=~,,,
,,,,~=$§@¶ THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN. ¶@§$=~,,,,
,,,,,~=$§@ @§$=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=$§ BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING §$=~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=$ GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, $=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~= SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, =~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=$ MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... $=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~=$§ §$=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=$§@ 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. #@¶@§$=~,,
,,,~=$§@¶@ @¶@§$=~,,,
,,,,~=$§@¶ 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. $=~,,,,,,,
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,,,,~=$§@¶ ¶@§$=~,,,,