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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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