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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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#@@§§^†~,, 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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