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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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