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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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