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.,~†=%@@@#                                          #@@@%=†~,.
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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. @%†,......
.,~†=%@@@#                                          #@@@%=†~,.
.,~†=%@@@@ 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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