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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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@.@@...@.. 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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