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#*%=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=%*#
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN.          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ GROUND.  RIFLES  ATTACHED  TO OUR WRIST, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SHARING  IN OUR BLOODSTREAM.  MY  HUSKY, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
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*%=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ YOU    MUST   NOT    SPEND    AT    ALL. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=%*
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*%=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=%*