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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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.^-:*§##@# 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, #@##§*:-^.
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