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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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