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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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