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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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