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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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