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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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