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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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