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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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