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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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