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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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#@#¤$=†~,¨ IN  THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG... SOMETHING  IS ¨,~†=$¤#@#
###¤$=†~,¨ BURNING   WITH  A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ¨,~†=$¤###
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