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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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