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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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