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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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