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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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