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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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