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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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