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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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