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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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