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.,»:**¤@## CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ##@¤**:»,.
...,»***¤¤ THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ¤¤***»,...
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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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.,»:**¤@## BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ##@¤**:»,.
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