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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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