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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.          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@     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.       @,@,@,@,@,
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