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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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