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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. ##@¤&^^=:,
,:=^^&¤@@@ @@@¤&^^=:,
,:=^^&¤@@@ BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING @@@¤&^^=:,
,:=^^&¤@@# GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, #@@¤&^^=:,
,,,:^^^¤@@ SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, @@¤^^^:,,,
,:=^^&¤@## MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... ##@¤&^^=:,
,:=^^&¤@@@ @@@¤&^^=:,
,,,,,:^^&@ 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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