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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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