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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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