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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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