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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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