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,,,,,,#,## GROUND.  RIFLES ATTACHED TO  OUR  WRIST, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,## SHARING  IN OUR  BLOODSTREAM.  MY HUSKY, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,#,      MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW...      #,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, THE  FIRST  FIVE  SHOTS  YOU  CAN  SPEND ,##,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, LONG  TIME DAMAGE  TO THE  SHOOTER.  THE ,#,##,,,,,
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