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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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