,~=\^@&#@# #@#&@^\=~,
,~=\\\@&#@ @#&@\\\=~,
,,,,===^@& &@^===,,,,
,,~=\\^@#@ @#@^\\=~,,
,~=\^^^@&# #&@^^^\=~,
,~=\^@&#@# 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. ##@&@^\=~,
,~=\^@&#@# #@#&@^\=~,
,~=\^@&#@@ BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING @@#&@^\=~,
,~=\^@&#@# GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, #@#&@^\=~,
,~=\^@&#@@ SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, @@#&@^\=~,
,,,,,==^&& MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... &&^==,,,,,
,,,=====^& &^=====,,,
,~==\^^@## 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. @@#&@^\=~,
,,,,,~\\@# #@\\~,,,,,
,,~~~~=^&@ 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. #&&^=~~~,,
,~=\^@&#@@ @@#&@^\=~,
,~=\^@&#@# #@#&@^\=~,
,,,,~==^@# #@^==~,,,,
,~=\^@&### ###&@^\=~,
,~=\^@&#@@ @@#&@^\=~,