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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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