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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 @¤&§^~.,,,
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,,.~^§&¤@@ 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, &§^~.,,,,,
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