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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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