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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, ......@..@
@..@......       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       @......@..
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