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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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