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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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