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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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