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,,,,,,,,,, IN  THE  ENDLESS   WINTER  DAY,  ON  THE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, CRYSTAL  WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, WEEKS  EARLIER, IN THE WEAK AUTUMN DAWN, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, IN THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING  IS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, BURNING  WITH   A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ,,,,,,,,,,
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