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@@@$\\:::, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ,:::\\$@@@
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#@@@@$\=:, SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE ,:=\$@@@@#
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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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