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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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