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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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