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†~,,,,,,,, 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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