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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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