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##@&&*/~., CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE  TRUDGE ALONG ,.~/*&&@##
##@&&*/~.,  THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY   ,.~/*&&@##
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&**~~~~~.,      MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW...      ,.~~~~~**&
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#&&///~.,, THE  FIRST  FIVE  SHOTS  YOU  CAN  SPEND ,,.~///&&#
&&***~~.,, INDISCRIMINATELY, THEY  HURT BUT DEAL NO ,,.~~***&&
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##@&&*/~., 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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