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,,,,,=@¤## IN  THE   ENDLESS  WINTER  DAY,  ON  THE ##¤@=,,,,,
,,«=%@¤### CRYSTAL WHITE  PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ###¤@%=«,,
,,«=%@¤###   THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY  ###¤@%=«,,
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,,«=%@¤¤¤# 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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,,«=%@¤### BURNING  WITH   A  DEEP  CRIMSON  FLAME, ###¤@%=«,,
,,«=%@¤###       UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND.       ###¤@%=«,,
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