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,,,,,,,,,, IN  THE  ENDLESS  WINTER  DAY,  ON   THE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS...  WE TRUDGE ALONG ,,,,,,,,,,
^,,,,,,,,,  THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY   ,,,,,,,,,^
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:=^,,,,,,,          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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