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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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