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$^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ sharing in our bloodstream. my husky, ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^$
^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ weeks earlier, in the weak autumn dawn, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ in the blue-gray fog... something is ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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