,,,,~-=%&@ @&%=-~,,,,
,,,~-=%&@# #@&%=-~,,,
,,~-=%&@## ##@&%=-~,,
,~-=%&@### ###@&%=-~,
,,~-=%&@## ##@&%=-~,,
,,,~-=%&@# 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. #@&%=-~,,,
,,~-=%&@## ##@&%=-~,,
,~-=%&@### BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING ###@&%=-~,
,,~-=%&@## GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, ##@&%=-~,,
,,,~-=%&@# SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, #@&%=-~,,,
,,,,~-=%&@ MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... @&%=-~,,,,
,,,,,~-=%& &%=-~,,,,,
,,,,~-=%&@ 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. #@&%=-~,,,
,,,,~-=%&@ @&%=-~,,,,
,,,,,~-=%& 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. ##@&%=-~,,
,~-=%&@### ###@&%=-~,
,,~-=%&@## ##@&%=-~,,
,,,~-=%&@# #@&%=-~,,,
,,,,~-=%&@ @&%=-~,,,,
,,,,,~-=%& &%=-~,,,,,