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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.          &§///~~~,,
,,/=§&#@##                                          ##@#&§=/,,
,,~/=§&#@#     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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,,~/=§&#@#                                          #@#&§=/~,,
,,~/=§&#@#                                          #@#&§=/~,,
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