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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. @¶#&$†«,,,
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,,,,,,,«†$ BURNING  WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON   FLAME, $†«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«†       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       †«,,,,,,,,
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