,,=*%@#@##                                          ##@#@%*=,,
,,,=*%@#@#                                          #@#@%*=,,,
,,,,=*%@#@                                          @#@%*=,,,,
,,,,,=*%@#                                          #@%*=,,,,,
,,,,,,=*%@                                          @%*=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=*% 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...      @%*=,,,,,,
,,,,,=*%@#                                          #@%*=,,,,,
,,,,=*%@#@ 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. #@%*=,,,,,
,,,,,,=*%@                                          @%*=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=*% 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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