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,,,,,,,,,, THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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~,,,,,,,,, IN THE BLUE-GRAY FOG... SOMETHING IS ,,,,,,,,,~
,,,,,,,,,, BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ,,,,,,,,,,
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