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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... £@$=^~~,,,
,,~~^=$@£# #£@$=^~~,,
,~~^=$@£## 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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