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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, @..@.@@..@
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