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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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