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,,,,,,.«;^ 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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