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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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