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,,«:§&¶### THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN. ###¶&§:«,,
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,,«:§¤&¶## MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... ##¶&¤§:«,,
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,,«:§¤&¶¶# INDISCRIMINATELY, THEY HURT BUT DEAL NO #¶¶&¤§:«,,
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,,«:§¤&¶## WILL TAKE DAYS TO HEAL. THE FINAL FIVE ##¶&¤§:«,,
,,«:§¤&### YOU MUST NOT SPEND AT ALL. ###&¤§:«,,
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,,,,,,«:§& BURNING WITH A DEEP CRIMSON FLAME, &§:«,,,,,,
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