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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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