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*§/=:,,,,, IN THE ENDLESS WINTER DAY, ON THE ,,,,,:=/§*
@*§/=:,,,, CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ,,,,:=/§*@
£@*§/=:,,, THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ,,,:=/§*@£
#£@*§/=:,, SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE ,,:=/§*@£#
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*§/=:,,,,, SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, ,,,,,:=/§*
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§/=:,,,,,, 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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£@*§/=:,,, BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ,,,:=/§*@£
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