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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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