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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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