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.§...§§.§. IN  THE  ENDLESS   WINTER  DAY,  ON  THE .§..§..§..
.§§..§.§§§ CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE  TRUDGE ALONG §§§.§§.§§.
.§.§.§§§..  THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY   ...§§.§§.§
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.§§...§.§§ SHARING  IN OUR  BLOODSTREAM.  MY HUSKY, ...§§§...§
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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, §§.§§..§§.
§§....§§§§       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       §.§§.§.§.§
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