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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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