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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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