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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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