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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... #@@&§:--..
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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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