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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...      ##@¤¤=†-^,
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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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