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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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