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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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/=^....... WEEKS EARLIER,  IN THE WEAK AUTUMN DAWN, .......^=/
=^........ IN  THE  BLUE-GRAY FOG...  SOMETHING  IS ........^=
/=^....... BURNING  WITH  A   DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, .......^=/
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