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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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