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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=/
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#*†/=^¨¨¨¨ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ¨¨¨¨^=/†*#
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