,^»/^$@@@# #@@@$^/»^,
,^»///^@@@ @@@^///»^,
,^»/^$@@## ##@@$^/»^,
,^»/^$$$@@ @@$$$^/»^,
,^»//^^^^@ @^^^^//»^,
,^»/^$@@@# IN THE ENDLESS WINTER DAY, ON THE #@@@$^/»^,
,,,,,,»/^@ CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG @^/»,,,,,,
,^»/^$@@@@ THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY @@@@$^/»^,
,,,^»//^@@ SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE @@^//»^,,,
,,,^//$$$@ THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN. @$$$//^,,,
,,,,,,^/^@ @^/^,,,,,,
,^»/^$@@@@ BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING @@@@$^/»^,
,^»/^$@@@# GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, #@@@$^/»^,
,^»/^$$$@@ SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, @@$$$^/»^,
,,,,^»»»^@ MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... @^»»»^,,,,
,,,,,»//$@ @$//»,,,,,
,^»/^$@@@# THE FIRST FIVE SHOTS YOU CAN SPEND #@@@$^/»^,
,,,,,^»^^@ INDISCRIMINATELY, THEY HURT BUT DEAL NO @^^»^,,,,,
,^»/^$@@## LONG TIME DAMAGE TO THE SHOOTER. THE ##@@$^/»^,
,^»/^$@@## NEXT FIVE YOU MUST SPEND WISELY, THEY ##@@$^/»^,
,^»/^$@@## WILL TAKE DAYS TO HEAL. THE FINAL FIVE ##@@$^/»^,
,^»/^$@@@# YOU MUST NOT SPEND AT ALL. #@@@$^/»^,
,^»/^$@@@# #@@@$^/»^,
,,,,,,^/$@ WEEKS EARLIER, IN THE WEAK AUTUMN DAWN, @$/^,,,,,,
,^»/^$@@@# IN THE BLUE-GRAY FOG... SOMETHING IS #@@@$^/»^,
,^»/^$@@@@ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, @@@@$^/»^,
,^»/^$@@## UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. ##@@$^/»^,
,^»/^$@@@# #@@@$^/»^,
,^»/^$@@@@ @@@@$^/»^,
,^»/^$@@@# #@@@$^/»^,
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