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@*$=-,,,,, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ,,,,,-=$*@
*$=-,,,,,, THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ,,,,,,-=$*
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*$=-,,,,,, BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING ,,,,,,-=$*
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#@*$=-,,,, INDISCRIMINATELY, THEY HURT BUT DEAL NO ,,,,-=$*@#
@*$=-,,,,, LONG TIME DAMAGE TO THE SHOOTER. THE ,,,,,-=$*@
*$=-,,,,,, NEXT FIVE YOU MUST SPEND WISELY, THEY ,,,,,,-=$*
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*$=-,,,,,, WEEKS EARLIER, IN THE WEAK AUTUMN DAWN, ,,,,,,-=$*
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