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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... †:~-,,,,,,
,,,,,-~:†¤ ¤†:~-,,,,,
,,,,-~:†¤@ 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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