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*/-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-/*
/-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-/
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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*/-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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, ¨¨¨^-/*¤¤#
¤¤*/-^¨¨¨¨ UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. ¨¨¨¨^-/*¤¤
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