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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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