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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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