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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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