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....@@@..@ IN  THE  ENDLESS   WINTER  DAY,  ON  THE ..@...@@@.
....@.@@.@ CRYSTAL  WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ...@..@.@@
@.....@@.@   THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY  ....@...@@
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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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