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,,,,,,-*§& 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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