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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN  THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG... SOMETHING  IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BURNING  WITH  A   DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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