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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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