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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...      @,,@@,,@,@
@,,,,@,,,,                                          @@,@,@,@@@
,@,,,@@,,, 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.       @,@@,,,,@,
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