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@,,@,@,@,@ 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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