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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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