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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.          @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,@,@,,                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@,@,@     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,@,@,, GROUND. RIFLES  ATTACHED TO  OUR  WRIST, @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@,@,@ SHARING IN  OUR BLOODSTREAM.  MY  HUSKY, @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,@,@,,      MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW...      @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@,@,@                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,@,@,, 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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