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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     ####¤%†=-.
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...----=%¤      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, ##¤@%%†=-.
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..-=†%@¤## Burning  With  A   Deep  Crimson  Flame, ##¤@%†=-..
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