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§;-~,,,,,, IN THE ENDLESS WINTER DAY, ON THE ,,,,,,~-;§
%§;-~,,,,, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ,,,,,~-;§%
§%§;-~,,,, THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ,,,,~-;§%§
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§%§;-~,,,, SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, ,,,,~-;§%§
%§;-~,,,,, MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... ,,,,,~-;§%
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;-~,,,,,,, THE FIRST FIVE SHOTS YOU CAN SPEND ,,,,,,,~-;
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;-~,,,,,,, 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, ,,~-;§%§##
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##§%§;-~,, BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ,,~-;§%§##
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