,,,,,,~*@£ £@*~,,,,,,
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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. #@£@**;~~,
,~~;**@££@ @££@**;~~,
,~~;***@£@ 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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