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####@$=»,, IN THE ENDLESS WINTER DAY, ON THE ,,»=$@####
####@$=»,, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ,,»=$@####
####@$=»,, THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ,,»=$@####
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####@$=»,, BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING ,,»=$@####
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####@$=»,, INDISCRIMINATELY, THEY HURT BUT DEAL NO ,,»=$@####
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####@$=»,, NEXT FIVE YOU MUST SPEND WISELY, THEY ,,»=$@####
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####@$=»,, WEEKS EARLIER, IN THE WEAK AUTUMN DAWN, ,,»=$@####
####@$=»,, IN THE BLUE-GRAY FOG... SOMETHING IS ,,»=$@####
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