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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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