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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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