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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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