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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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