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#######,,, CRYSTAL WHITE  PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ##########
######,,##  THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY   ##########
#####,,,,# SNOWED OVER, IN  THE  STILL  HOURS SINCE ##########
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