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,,,,,,:~*§ 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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,,,:~*§£¤¶ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ¶¤£§*~:,,,
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