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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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