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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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