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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. ##@@&^*~,.
.,~*^§&@@# #@@&§^*~,.
.,~*§&@@## 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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