Yoga 2 Pro - How to get Windows 8.1 recovery discs

Hi all. I just purchased a Yoga 2 Pro and immediately wiped the disc and installed Debian on it (which is working fine.) While I can't imagine myself going back to Windows, it would probably be useful to have the Windows 8.1 recovery discs (or USB drive) available, just in case. (Warranty return, selling it to someone, etc.) Unfortunately, during the Debian install, the recovery partition was deleted, so I can't create the recovery discs/USB myself. How can I get a copy of the recovery discs?

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