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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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