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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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