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#@£§§=,,,,  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     ,,»=§%£@@#
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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 ,,»=§%£@##
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##@£%§=»,, 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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##@£%§=»,, burning  with   a  deep  crimson  flame, ,,»=§%£@##
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