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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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