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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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