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##@@@^:»^. crystal white plains... we trudge along .^»:^@@@##
#@@@^:»^.. the train tracks... themselves slowly ..^»:^@@@#
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#@@@^:»^.. sharing in our bloodstream. my husky, ..^»:^@@@#
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#@@@^:»^.. indiscriminately, they hurt but deal no ..^»:^@@@#
##@@@^:»^. 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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#@@@^:»^.. weeks earlier, in the weak autumn dawn, ..^»:^@@@#
##@@@^:»^. in the blue-gray fog... something is .^»:^@@@##
#@@@^:»^.. burning with a deep crimson flame, ..^»:^@@@#
@@@^:»^... untameable by water or wind. ...^»:^@@@
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