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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, ,,,:~^†&##
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####&†^~:, BURNING  WITH  A   DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ,:~^†&####
###&†^~:,,       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ,,:~^†&###
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