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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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