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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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