,~~///%§##                                          ##§%///~~,
,,,~~%%%##                                          ##%%%~~,,,
,~~/%%§###                                          ###§%%/~~,
,~~~////%§                                          §%////~~~,
,~~/%%§###                                          ###§%%/~~,
,~~///%§§# 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. ###§%%/~~,
,~~/%%§§##                                          ##§§%%/~~,
,~~/%%%%## 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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,~~/%%%%§§                                          §§%%%%/~~,