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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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