1.   As the patriots moved south, bloody footprints stained the snow.

2.   For miles on either side of the road, the snow is stained with black, gooey oil that has bubbled up from breaks in the underground pipeline.

3.   A spray of blood stained the snow.

4.   Blood of the killed man stained the snow in front of the house.

5.   Black smoke covered most of the sky, blotted out the afternoon sun, stained the snow and filled the air with an oily stench.