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=:»^,,,,,, THE  FIRST  FIVE  SHOTS  YOU  CAN  SPEND ,,,,,,^»:=
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=:»^,,,,,,       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ,,,,,,^»:=
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