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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... ##@&*%;=-,
,-=;%*&### ###&*%;=-,
,-=;%*&#@# 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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,-=;%*&@## ##@&*%;=-,
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