@@....@...                                          @...@...@.
@@@....@..                                          .@...@....
@.@@....@.                                          ..@...@...
..@@@....@                                          ...@...@..
..@.@@....                                          ....@...@.
....@@@... 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.          .........@
@...@...@.                                          @.........
.@...@....     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     @@........
..@...@... GROUND.  RIFLES ATTACHED TO  OUR  WRIST, .@@.......
...@...@.. SHARING  IN  OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY  HUSKY, .@@@......
....@...@.      MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW...      .@.@@.....
.....@...@                                          ...@@@....
......@... 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. .@@..@...@
.@@.......                                          .@@@..@..@
.@@@...... 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.       @....@@@..
.@...@@@..                                          .@...@.@@.
..@..@.@@.                                          ..@....@@@
@..@...@@@                                          ...@...@.@
@@..@..@.@                                          ....@....@
.@@..@...@                                          @....@...@