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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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