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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 ¨,~/%£#£##
##£#£%/~,¨ 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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##£#£%/~,¨ burning  with  a   deep  crimson  flame, ¨,~/%£#£##
###%%%/~,¨       untameable by water or wind.       ¨,~/%%%###
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