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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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