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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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