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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 ,...~%%@§@
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§§§§@%:~., BODY THERE, EXPLORE THAT. YOU COULD ,.~:%@§§§§
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@@@§@%:~., BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE ,.~:%@§@@@
#@@§@%:~., TERRITORIES JUST AS MAPLESS AS THOSE ,.~:%@§@@#
###@§@:~., CLOSER TO THE CORE, BUT WITH A CHANCE ,.~:@§@###
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##@§@%:~., ~~ STING, A STING, A STING. ~~ ,.~:%@§@##
§%~,,,,,,, :, IT'S IN YOUR EYES AND IT'S IN YOUR ,: ,,,,,,,~%§
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##@§@%:~., DRINKS, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT ,.~:%@§@##
##@§@%:~., SOMEONE WILL BUY THEM FOR YOU. ,.~:%@§@##
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