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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. ###@¤**«,,
,,,«**¤@## ##@¤**«,,,
,,,,«**¤@# BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING #@¤**«,,,,
,,,,,«**¤@ GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, @¤**«,,,,,
,,,,,,«**¤ SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, ¤**«,,,,,,
,,,,,«**¤@ MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... @¤**«,,,,,
,,,,«**¤@# #@¤**«,,,,
,,,«**¤@## 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. ¤**«,,,,,,
,,,,,«**¤@ @¤**«,,,,,
,,,,«**¤@# 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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