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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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