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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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