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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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