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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... ^~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~^% %^~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~^%§ 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. #@#§%^~~,,
,,,~~^%§#@ @#§%^~~,,,
,,,,~~^%§# 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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