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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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