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@¤*^^~,... ENTHRALLING AND INTRUSIVE, THEN SEEDY ...,~^^*¤@
¤*^^~,.... AND PREDATORY, BUT PIERCE DEEPER AND ....,~^^*¤
@¤*^^~,... THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. ...,~^^*¤@
#@¤*^^~,.. YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO ..,~^^*¤@#
##@¤*^^~,. DISTORT (IT'S ACTUALLY THE SPACETIME .,~^^*¤@##
#@¤*^^~,.. ITSELF THAT IS BECOMING FLUID), THEN ..,~^^*¤@#
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#@¤*^^~,.. THE CEILING IS COVERED IN ACTUAL STARS. ..,~^^*¤@#
@¤*^^~,... EYES ABOVE ...,~^^*¤@
¤*^^~,.... FADING INTO SILVER FLAKES AS THEY FALL ....,~^^*¤
@¤*^^~,... BUBBLES IN DRINKS ...,~^^*¤@
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#@¤*^^~,.. MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU ..,~^^*¤@#
@¤*^^~,... CLOSE YOUR EYES. ...,~^^*¤@
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@¤*^^~,... AT THESE DEEPER LEVELS IT CAN BE HARD ...,~^^*¤@
#@¤*^^~,.. TO REMEMBER WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE ..,~^^*¤@#
##@¤*^^~,. (WERE). NORMAL STAFF IS AS TRANSFORMED .,~^^*¤@##
#@¤*^^~,.. AS GUESTS. INSTEAD, CARE AND PROTECTION ..,~^^*¤@#
@¤*^^~,... ARE OFFERED BY (OVERLY FLIRTY) ...,~^^*¤@
¤*^^~,.... POOL TOYS AND OTHER SUCH AUTOMATONS. ....,~^^*¤
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##@¤*^^~,. THERE IS SOME SORT OF CONTROL TO BE .,~^^*¤@##
#@¤*^^~,.. HAD. YOU COULD SLIP INTO YOUR IDEAL DOG ..,~^^*¤@#
@¤*^^~,... BODY THERE, EXPLORE THAT. YOU COULD ...,~^^*¤@
¤*^^~,.... DRINK POISONOUS AMBROSIA AND NOT BE ....,~^^*¤
@¤*^^~,... BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE ...,~^^*¤@
#@¤*^^~,.. TERRITORIES JUST AS MAPLESS AS THOSE ..,~^^*¤@#
##@¤*^^~,. CLOSER TO THE CORE, BUT WITH A CHANCE .,~^^*¤@##
#@¤*^^~,.. OF FINDING YOUR WAY BACK. ..,~^^*¤@#
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@¤*^^~,... ,, THE HONEY IS A TRAP AND THERE'S A ,, ...,~^^*¤@
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@¤*^^~,... *~ IT'S IN YOUR HEART AND IN YOUR ~* ...,~^^*¤@
¤*^^~,.... ¤^ MIND AND THE MINDS OF THOSE AROUND ^¤ ....,~^^*¤
@¤*^^~,... @^ YOU, THEIR HEARTS, THEIR BODIES. ^@ ...,~^^*¤@
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##@¤*^^~,. AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'LL NEVER GET .,~^^*¤@##
#@¤*^^~,.. OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. ..,~^^*¤@#
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#@¤*^^~,.. EXPENSIVE THE DRINKS. THIS IS NOT ..,~^^*¤@#
##@¤*^^~,. COINCIDENTAL. THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE .,~^^*¤@##
#@¤*^^~,.. DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ..,~^^*¤@#
@¤*^^~,... SOMEONE WILL BUY THEM FOR YOU. ...,~^^*¤@
¤*^^~,.... THIS IS ALSO NOT COINCIDENTAL. IF ....,~^^*¤
@¤*^^~,... SOMEONE BUYS YOU A DRINK, THEY ARE VERY ...,~^^*¤@
#@¤*^^~,.. LIKELY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS IN ..,~^^*¤@#
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