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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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