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@@*-::,,,, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ,,,,::-*@@
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@@#@¤*^-:, SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE ,:-^*¤@#@@
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