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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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.:~*%§@###          The Last Supply Train.          ###@§%*~:.
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.:~*%§@@##     Bell-Like Sounds Of The Blinding     ##@@§%*~:.
.:~*%§@@#@ Ground. Rifles  Attached  To  Our Wrist, @#@@§%*~:.
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.:~*%§@#@#      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 #@#@§%*~:.
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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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