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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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