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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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