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&§==-,,,,, IN  THE  ENDLESS  WINTER  DAY,   ON  THE ,,,,,-==§&
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###&*§=~-,          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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###&*§=~-, 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, ,-~=§*&###
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###&*§=~-, BURNING  WITH  A   DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ,-~=§*&###
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