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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 ,,,.«*§§##
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§*«.,,,,,,     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     ,,,,,,.«*§
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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 ,,,,,,,.«*
§*«.,,,,,, 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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