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¨.~/%%@### CRYSTAL WHITE  PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ###@%%/~.¨
¨¨.~/%%@##  THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY   ##@%%/~.¨¨
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¨¨¨¨.~/%%@          THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN.          @%%/~.¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/ THE  FIRST  FIVE  SHOTS  YOU  CAN  SPEND /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/% 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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¨¨.~/%%@## WEEKS EARLIER, IN THE  WEAK AUTUMN DAWN, ##@%%/~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~/%%@# IN THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING  IS #@%%/~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/%%@ BURNING  WITH  A  DEEP   CRIMSON  FLAME, @%%/~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~/%%       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       %%/~.¨¨¨¨¨
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