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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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