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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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