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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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