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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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