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##@@£^*~~. bell-like sounds of the blinding .~~*^£@@##
#@@£^*~~.. ground. rifles attached to our wrist, ..~~*^£@@#
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#@@£^*~~.. my warm-coffee-in-cold-snow... ..~~*^£@@#
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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 ..~~*^£@@#
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