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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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