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¨^~†*%@¶@# CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE  ALONG #@¶@%*†~^¨
¨^~†*%@¶@#  THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY   #@¶@%*†~^¨
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¨^~†*%@¶@#     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     #@¶@%*†~^¨
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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, ¶%†~~~¨¨¨¨
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