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..........      MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW...      ..........
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.......... THE  FIRST  FIVE  SHOTS  YOU  CAN  SPEND ..........
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........,- LONG  TIME  DAMAGE TO THE  SHOOTER.  THE -,........
.......,-\ NEXT  FIVE YOU MUST  SPEND  WISELY, THEY \-,.......
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