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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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