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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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