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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, @@...@@@..
.@.....@.@      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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