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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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