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\«-....... CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG .......-«\
«-........ THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ........-«
-......... SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE .........-
«-........ THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN. ........-«
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*\«-...... YOU MUST NOT SPEND AT ALL. ......-«\*
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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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