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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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