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,,,,,,,,,, IN THE ENDLESS WINTER DAY, ON THE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,=; 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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