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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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