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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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