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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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