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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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