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#@@@§^;-:¨ CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ¨:-;^§@@@#
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@@@§;-::¨¨ THE FIRST FIVE SHOTS YOU CAN SPEND ¨¨::-;§@@@
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#@@@§^;-:¨ NEXT FIVE YOU MUST SPEND WISELY, THEY ¨:-;^§@@@#
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