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,,,,,,,,,, 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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,,,,,,^~†† WILL  TAKE DAYS TO HEAL. THE FINAL  FIVE ††~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~† YOU    MUST   NOT    SPEND    AT    ALL. †~^,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, IN  THE BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING  IS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ BURNING   WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ~^,,,,,,,,
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