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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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