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§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨ SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
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¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨ SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
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¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨ 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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¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
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