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,,#,##,,#, in   the  endless  winter  day,  on  the ##,,###,,,
,,###,#,## crystal white plains... we  trudge along ,,#,#,,#,,
,,#,,####,  the train tracks... themselves slowly   ,,####,##,
,,##,#,,,# snowed over, in  the still  hours  since ,,#,,,##,#
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,#,,,#,###     bell-like sounds of the blinding     ##,####,,#
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#,###,,#,# the  first  five  shots  you  can  spend ##,##,#,,#
,##,,#,### 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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#,###,,,#, burning  with  a  deep  crimson   flame, ####,#####
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