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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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