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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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