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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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