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#@%§\«:¨¨¨  THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY   ¨¨¨:«\§%@#
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#@%§\«:¨¨¨     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     ¨¨¨:«\§%@#
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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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
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