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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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