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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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