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,,,,,,,,,, In  The  Endless  Winter   Day,  On  The ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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*«:,,,,,,, In  The Blue-Gray  Fog...  Something  Is ,,,,,,,:«*
«:,,,,,,,, Burning  With  A   Deep  Crimson  Flame, ,,,,,,,,:«
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