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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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