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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     #@¶§@†=»,,
,,»=†@§¶@# 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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