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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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#¤$%*~:...     Bell-Like Sounds Of The Blinding     ...:~*%$¤#
@#¤$%*~:.. Ground.  Rifles  Attached To  Our Wrist, ..:~*%$¤#@
#@#¤$%*~:. Sharing In  Our Bloodstream.  My  Husky, .:~*%$¤#@#
@#¤$%*~:..      My Warm-Coffee-In-Cold-Snow...      ..:~*%$¤#@
#¤$%*~:...                                          ...:~*%$¤#
¤$%*~:.... The  First  Five  Shots  You  Can  Spend ....:~*%$¤
#¤$%*~:... Indiscriminately,  They Hurt But Deal No ...:~*%$¤#
@#¤$%*~:.. Long  Time  Damage  To The Shooter.  The ..:~*%$¤#@
#@#¤$%*~:. Next Five  You  Must Spend Wisely,  They .:~*%$¤#@#
@#¤$%*~:.. Will Take Days To Heal. The  Final  Five ..:~*%$¤#@
#¤$%*~:... You    Must    Not    Spend    At   All. ...:~*%$¤#
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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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