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,&,&,&&,&& CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG &,&,&&,&,&
,&,&,,&,,& THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY &,&,,&,&,&
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,&,&,&&,&& GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, &,&,&&,&,&
,&,&,,&,,& 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 &,&,&&,&,&
,&,&,,&,,& YOU MUST NOT SPEND AT ALL. &,&,,&,&,&
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,&,&,&&,&& IN THE BLUE-GRAY FOG... SOMETHING IS &,&,&&,&,&
,&,&,,&,,& BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, &,&,,&,&,&
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