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£%=~.,,,,, CRYSTAL  WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ,,,,,.~=%£
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#&£%=~.,,, 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, ,,,.~=%£&#
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£%=~.,,,,,      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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&£%=~.,,,, BURNING   WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ,,,,.~=%£&
#&£%=~.,,,       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ,,,.~=%£&#
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