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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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