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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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