,,-»^%*### ###*%^»-,,
,-»^%*#### ####*%^»-,
,,-»^%*### ###*%^»-,,
,,,-»^%*## ##*%^»-,,,
,,,,-»^%*# #*%^»-,,,,
,,,,,-»^%* 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. ####*%^»-,
,,-»^%*### ###*%^»-,,
,,,-»^%*## BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING ##*%^»-,,,
,,,,-»^%*# GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, #*%^»-,,,,
,,,,,-»^%* SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, *%^»-,,,,,
,,,,-»^%*# MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... #*%^»-,,,,
,,,-»^%*## ##*%^»-,,,
,,-»^%*### 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. *%^»-,,,,,
,,,,-»^%*# #*%^»-,,,,
,,,-»^%*## 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. ###*%^»-,,
,,,-»^%*## ##*%^»-,,,
,,,,-»^%*# #*%^»-,,,,
,,,,,-»^%* *%^»-,,,,,
,,,,-»^%*# #*%^»-,,,,
,,,-»^%*## ##*%^»-,,,