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@&%\,..... CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG .....,\%&@
##@&%^\~,. THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY .,~\^%&@##
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&^^\\~~,.. SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, ..,~~\\^^&
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@&%\,,.... 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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&&%^^~.... BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ....~^^%&&
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