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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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