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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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