&&,&,&&,,,                                          ,,&,&&,,&&
&&,&,,&,,,                                          ,&&,,&,&,&
&&,&,&&,,,                                          &,&,&&,&,,
,&,&,,&,,&                                          &,&,,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&&                                          &,&,&&,&,&
,&,&,,&,,& 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...      &,&,&&,&,&
,&,&,,&,,&                                          &,&,,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&& 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.       &,&,&&,&,&
,&,&,,&,,&                                          &,&,,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&&                                          &,&,&&,&,&
,&,&,,&,,&                                          &,&,,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&&                                          &,&,&&,&,&
,&,&,,&,,&                                          &,&,,&,&,&