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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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