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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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