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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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