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¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§ SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ 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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