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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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