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#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SHARING IN  OUR BLOODSTREAM.  MY  HUSKY, ¨#¨##¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      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 ¨¨¨#¨¨¨#¨#
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