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,,,,,.«\=% IN   THE  ENDLESS  WINTER  DAY,  ON  THE %=\«.,,,,,
,,,,.«\=%@ CRYSTAL  WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG @%=\«.,,,,
,,,.«\=%@#  THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY   #@%=\«.,,,
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,.«\=%@###          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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