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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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