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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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