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,,,,,~=¤## 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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,,,,^~~;=¤ untameable by water or wind. ¤=;~~^,,,,
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