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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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%^-~,,,,,, 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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