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@¤$†«..... PROTOTYPE. DID THEY KNOW AT THE START? .....«†$¤@
@@¤$†«.... CLASSIFIED MAPS HAD GONE MISSING SOME ....«†$¤@@
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¤$†«...... AND PREDATORY, BUT PIERCE DEEPER AND ......«†$¤
$†«....... THERE WILL BE MORE PECULIAR EFFECTS. .......«†$
†«........ YOUR SENSE OF SPACE WILL SEEM TO ........«†
$†«....... DISTORT (IT'S ACTUALLY THE SPACETIME .......«†$
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$†«....... BUBBLES IN DRINKS .......«†$
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##@@¤$†«.. TO REMEMBER WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE ..«†$¤@@##
#@@¤$†«... (WERE). NORMAL STAFF IS AS TRANSFORMED ...«†$¤@@#
@@¤$†«.... AS GUESTS. INSTEAD, CARE AND PROTECTION ....«†$¤@@
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$†«....... THERE IS SOME SORT OF CONTROL TO BE .......«†$
¤$†«...... HAD. YOU COULD SLIP INTO YOUR IDEAL DOG ......«†$¤
@¤$†«..... BODY THERE, EXPLORE THAT. YOU COULD .....«†$¤@
@@¤$†«.... DRINK POISONOUS AMBROSIA AND NOT BE ....«†$¤@@
#@@¤$†«... BURNED AWAY. YOU COULD EXPLORE ...«†$¤@@#
##@@¤$†«.. TERRITORIES JUST AS MAPLESS AS THOSE ..«†$¤@@##
#@@¤$†«... CLOSER TO THE CORE, BUT WITH A CHANCE ...«†$¤@@#
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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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