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#@¤&*~,¨¨¨ LONG TIME DAMAGE TO THE SHOOTER. THE ¨¨¨,~*&¤@#
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&*~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*&
*~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*
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