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###@@†*»~¨ CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ¨~»*†@@###
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ INDISCRIMINATELY, THEY HURT BUT DEAL NO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ NEXT FIVE YOU MUST SPEND WISELY, THEY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
*»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WILL TAKE DAYS TO HEAL. THE FINAL FIVE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»*
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##@@†*»~¨¨ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ¨¨~»*†@@##
###@@†*»~¨ UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. ¨~»*†@@###
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