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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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