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#@@&%*;~,. 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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&%*;~,.... 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 ....,~;*%&
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&%*;~,.... WEEKS EARLIER, IN THE WEAK AUTUMN DAWN, ....,~;*%&
@&%*;~,... IN THE BLUE-GRAY FOG... SOMETHING IS ...,~;*%&@
@@&%*;~,.. BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ..,~;*%&@@
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