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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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