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¨~«\^§§£@# crystal white plains... we  trudge along #@£§§^\«~¨
¨¨~«\^§§£@   the train tracks... themselves slowly  @£§§^\«~¨¨
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¨¨~«\^§§£@          the last supply train.          @£§§^\«~¨¨
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¨¨~«\^§§£@ sharing  in  our  bloodstream. my husky, @£§§^\«~¨¨
¨~«\^§§£@#      my warm-coffee-in-cold-snow...      #@£§§^\«~¨
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¨¨~«\^§§£@ 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 #@£§§^\«~¨
¨¨~«\^§§£@ you    must   not    spend    at    all. @£§§^\«~¨¨
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¨~«\^§§£@# in  the  blue-gray  fog... something  is #@£§§^\«~¨
¨¨~«\^§§£@ burning  with  a  deep  crimson   flame, @£§§^\«~¨¨
¨~«\^§§£@#       untameable by water or wind.       #@£§§^\«~¨
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