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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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