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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.          @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@,@,@     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,@,@,@ GROUND. RIFLES  ATTACHED  TO OUR  WRIST, @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@,@,@ SHARING IN  OUR  BLOODSTREAM. MY  HUSKY, @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,@,@,@      MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW...      @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,@,@,@ 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. @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@,@,@ 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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