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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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