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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, ,,,,,-^&&#
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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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