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,,,,,,.=:^ 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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,,,,,,,,,, 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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,,.=:^¤@£# IN THE BLUE-GRAY FOG... SOMETHING IS #£@¤^:=.,,
,,,.=:^¤@£ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, £@¤^:=.,,,
,,,,.=:^¤@ UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. @¤^:=.,,,,
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