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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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.,-^=¤@###     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, ##@¤&=^-,.
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.,-^=&¤@## BURNING   WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ##@¤&=^-,.
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