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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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