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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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