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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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&¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨ BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
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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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