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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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