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@#¤%†*«-,, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE  TRUDGE ALONG ,,-«*†%¤#@
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@#¤%†*«-,, 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 ,,-«*†%¤#@
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#@#¤%†*«-, WEEKS EARLIER, IN THE WEAK AUTUMN  DAWN, ,-«*†%¤#@#
@#¤%†*«-,, IN THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING  IS ,,-«*†%¤#@
#¤%†*«-,,, BURNING  WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON   FLAME, ,,,-«*†%¤#
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