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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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