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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨¨¨#¨# 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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¨¨¨¨¨#¨##¨ IN  THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG... SOMETHING  IS ##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
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