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¨:==*&¤### 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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¨¨:==*&¤## 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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¨¨:==*&¤## BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ##¤&*==:¨¨
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