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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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