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§$=*»^¨¨¨¨          THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN.          ¨¨¨¨^»*=$§
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*»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW...      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»*
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$=*»^¨¨¨¨¨ THE  FIRST  FIVE  SHOTS  YOU  CAN  SPEND ¨¨¨¨¨^»*=$
§$=*»^¨¨¨¨ INDISCRIMINATELY,  THEY HURT BUT DEAL NO ¨¨¨¨^»*=$§
£§$=*»^¨¨¨ LONG  TIME  DAMAGE  TO THE SHOOTER.  THE ¨¨¨^»*=$§£
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#@£§$=*»^¨ WILL TAKE  DAYS TO HEAL. THE FINAL  FIVE ¨^»*=$§£@#
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$=*»^¨¨¨¨¨ IN  THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING IS ¨¨¨¨¨^»*=$
=*»^¨¨¨¨¨¨ BURNING  WITH  A  DEEP   CRIMSON  FLAME, ¨¨¨¨¨¨^»*=
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§$=*»^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^»*=$§