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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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