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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, .@@@..@.@@
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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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.@.@@...@@ IN  THE  BLUE-GRAY FOG...  SOMETHING  IS .@@...@@@.
...@@@..@. BURNING   WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, .@@@..@.@@
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