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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 ,,@,@,,@,@
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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 ,,@,@,,@,@
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@,@,,@,@,@ BURNING  WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON   FLAME, ,@@,@,@@,,
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