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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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