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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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.......~=^     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     ^=~.......
......~=^* GROUND. RIFLES  ATTACHED TO  OUR  WRIST, *^=~......
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..~=^*§#£# THE  FIRST  FIVE  SHOTS  YOU  CAN  SPEND #£#§*^=~..
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..~=^*§#£# LONG  TIME DAMAGE TO  THE  SHOOTER.  THE #£#§*^=~..
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....~=^*§# 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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