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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     ##@§£*\~,,
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,,~\*£§@## 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, ##@§£*\~,,
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,,~\*£§@## BURNING  WITH   A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ##@§£*\~,,
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