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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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