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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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