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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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