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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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