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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS...  WE TRUDGE ALONG =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,==  THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY   ==,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,==@§          THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN.          §@==,¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN  THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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