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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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