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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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