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&&&&*=\»^. 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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