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,,,,«$$¤£# SNOWED OVER,  IN  THE STILL HOURS  SINCE #£¤$$«,,,,
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,,,,,,,«$$     BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING     $$«,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,«$      MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW...      $«,,,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,«$$¤ IN THE  BLUE-GRAY  FOG...  SOMETHING  IS ¤$$«,,,,,,
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