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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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