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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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