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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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