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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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