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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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