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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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