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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 ......@..@
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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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