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&..&....&& MAKES YOU SEE THE STARS EVEN WHEN YOU ...&&.&&..
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.&&.&&&.&. AT THESE DEEPER LEVELS IT CAN BE HARD ..&&..&&..
.&.&&..&&& TO REMEMBER WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE ..&.&.&.&.
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&&..&&&&&. AS GUESTS. INSTEAD, CARE AND PROTECTION &.&.......
&.&.&....& ARE OFFERED BY (OVERLY FLIRTY) &&&&......
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&.....&..& &&..&&....
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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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.......... OUT. DON'T BITE THE OTHER GUESTS. &..&.&&.&.
.......... (OR DO) .&.&&&.&&&
&......... &&&&..&&..
&&........ THE DEEPER THE FLOOR GOES, THE MORE ....&.&.&.
&.&....... 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 &.&&....&&
&&&.&.&.&& OTHER WAYS AS WELL. .&&.&...&.
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