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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.          #@§*«~,,,,
,,,~«*§@#@                                          @#@§*«~,,,
,,~«*§@#@@     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     @@#@§*«~,,
,~«*§@#@@# GROUND. RIFLES  ATTACHED TO  OUR  WRIST, #@@#@§*«~,
,,~«*§@#@@ SHARING IN  OUR BLOODSTREAM.  MY  HUSKY, @@#@§*«~,,
,,,~«*§@#@      MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW...      @#@§*«~,,,
,,,,~«*§@#                                          #@§*«~,,,,
,,,~«*§@#@ 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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