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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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