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#@%^^=,¨¨¨ THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ¨¨¨,=^^%@#
##@%^^=,¨¨ SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE ¨¨,=^^%@##
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#@%^^=,¨¨¨ BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING ¨¨¨,=^^%@#
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%^^=,¨¨¨¨¨ SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, ¨¨¨¨¨,=^^%
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#@%^^=,¨¨¨ NEXT FIVE YOU MUST SPEND WISELY, THEY ¨¨¨,=^^%@#
##@%^^=,¨¨ WILL TAKE DAYS TO HEAL. THE FINAL FIVE ¨¨,=^^%@##
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%^^=,¨¨¨¨¨ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ¨¨¨¨¨,=^^%
^^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^^
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