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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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