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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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