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,^~=^¤£¶¶¶ indiscriminately,  they hurt but deal no ¶¶¶£¤^=~^,
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,^~=^¤£¶## you    must    not   spend    at    all. ##¶£¤^=~^,
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,^~=^¤£¶## burning  with  a  deep   crimson  flame, ##¶£¤^=~^,
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