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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, ,,~=*%%&@#
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#@&%%*=~,, BURNING  WITH  A   DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ,,~=*%%&@#
@&%%*=~,,,       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ,,,~=*%%&@
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