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,,,,,,@@@@ IN THE ENDLESS WINTER DAY, ON THE @@@@@,,,,,
@@@@@,,@@, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG @@@@,,@@@@
@@@@,,,,,, THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY @@@,,,,@@@
@@@,,@@@@@ SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE @@,,@@,,@@
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@@@@@@,,,, SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, ,,,,,,,,,@
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,,@,,@@,,@ THE FIRST FIVE SHOTS YOU CAN SPEND ,,@@@@,,@@
,,,,,,,,,, INDISCRIMINATELY, THEY HURT BUT DEAL NO ,,,@@,,,,,
@@@@@@@@@, LONG TIME DAMAGE TO THE SHOOTER. THE @@,,,,@@@@
@@@@@@@@,, NEXT FIVE YOU MUST SPEND WISELY, THEY ,,,@@,,@@@
@@@@@@@,,, WILL TAKE DAYS TO HEAL. THE FINAL FIVE @@,,,,,,@@
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,,@,,,,@@@ IN THE BLUE-GRAY FOG... SOMETHING IS @@@@@@,,,,
@,,,@@,,@@ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ,@@@@,,@@@
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