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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     ,,^«;§@¤##
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##¤@§;«^,, 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 ,^«;§@¤###
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###¤@§;«^, IN  THE  BLUE-GRAY FOG...  SOMETHING  IS ,^«;§@¤###
##¤@§;«^,, BURNING  WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON   FLAME, ,,^«;§@¤##
###¤@§;«^,       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ,^«;§@¤###
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