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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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