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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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