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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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