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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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