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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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