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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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