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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, @£§*^~.,,,
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