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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, .@@....@..
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