,,,~~%@&&& &&&@%~~,,,
,~~;%@&¶## ##¶&@%;~~,
,~~;%@&¶## ##¶&@%;~~,
,~~;%%%@¶¶ ¶¶@%%%;~~,
,~~;%@&¶## ##¶&@%;~~,
,~~;%@¶### 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... ##¶&@%;~~,
,~~~~;%@&¶ ¶&@%;~~~~,
,~~;%@&¶## 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. #¶&%;~~~~,
,~~;%%@@&¶ ¶&@@%%;~~,
,,,,,,~;@¶ 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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