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#¤¤^««¨¨¨¨ eyes above ¨¨¨¨««^¤¤#
#@¤¤£^†«,¨ fading into silver flakes as they fall ¨,«†^£¤¤@#
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##@¤£^†«,¨ 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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###@¤^†«,¨ body there, explore that. you could ¨,«†^¤@###
@¤¤£†,¨¨¨¨ drink poisonous ambrosia and not be ¨¨¨¨,†£¤¤@
¤^^^†««,,¨ burned away. you could explore ¨,,««†^^^¤
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¤^††«,¨¨¨¨ closer to the core, but with a chance ¨¨¨¨,«††^¤
##@¤£^†«,¨ of finding your way back. ¨,«†^£¤@##
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##@¤£^†«,¨ drinks, the more likely it is that ¨,«†^£¤@##
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