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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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.@.......@ 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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