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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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