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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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