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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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#@#&&**«., IN  THE BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING  IS ,.«**&&#@#
@#&&**«.,, BURNING   WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ,,.«**&&#@
#&&**«.,,,       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ,,,.«**&&#
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