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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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