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§*†~.¨¨¨¨¨ CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ¨¨¨¨¨.~†*§
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#@¶§*†~.¨¨ SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, ¨¨.~†*§¶@#
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*†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ INDISCRIMINATELY, THEY HURT BUT DEAL NO ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†*
§*†~.¨¨¨¨¨ LONG TIME DAMAGE TO THE SHOOTER. THE ¨¨¨¨¨.~†*§
¶§*†~.¨¨¨¨ NEXT FIVE YOU MUST SPEND WISELY, THEY ¨¨¨¨.~†*§¶
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¶§*†~.¨¨¨¨ BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, ¨¨¨¨.~†*§¶
§*†~.¨¨¨¨¨ UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. ¨¨¨¨¨.~†*§
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