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¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨ THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY §¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
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§§§¨¨§¨§§¨ SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
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§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨ 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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