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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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