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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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