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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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