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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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