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#@:~¨¨¨¨¨¨ crystal white plains... we trudge along ¨¨¨¨¨¨~:@#
##@#@*:»~¨ the train tracks... themselves slowly ¨~»:*@#@##
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##@#@*:»~¨ 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 ¨~»:*@#@@@
@@@:~¨¨¨¨¨ burning with a deep crimson flame, ¨¨¨¨¨~:@@@
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