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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... @@@*;===,,
,,,,,,,=*@ @*=,,,,,,,
,,=;*§@@@# 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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