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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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