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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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