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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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