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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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