,,,,~/*&¤@ @¤&*/~,,,,
,,,,,~/*&¤ ¤&*/~,,,,,
,,,,~/*&¤@ @¤&*/~,,,,
,,,~/*&¤@# #@¤&*/~,,,
,,~/*&¤@## ##@¤&*/~,,
,,,~/*&¤@# 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. @¤&*/~,,,,
,,,~/*&¤@# #@¤&*/~,,,
,,~/*&¤@## ##@¤&*/~,,
,,,~/*&¤@# #@¤&*/~,,,
,,,,~/*&¤@ @¤&*/~,,,,
,,,,,~/*&¤ ¤&*/~,,,,,