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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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