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,,,,,,,=&# 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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