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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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