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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...      @@,,,@,,@,
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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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