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@†;,,,,,,, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ,,,,,,,;†@
@@@*;,,,,, THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ,,,,,;*@@@
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@@@†;««,,, BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING ,,,««;†@@@
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@†«,,,,,,, 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, ,,«;†*@@@#
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