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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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