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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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