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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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