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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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