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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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